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. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit nearly 30 feet. the problem is flood stage is only 18 feet. mississippi and other river towns are seeing similar swamping. near st. louis, more than 100 barges broke free, some smashing into bridges. at least ten of them sank. >>> and there's evidence that we are not exaggerating about the water levels. here it is. take a look at a fish swimming by someone's office window. that's in grand rapids. the river there crested at nearly 22 feet. >> my goodness. >> yikes. >>> today's forecast for the flood zone won't be a welcome one. plan on plenty of rain stretching from south texas all the way to the great lakes. and
. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit...
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hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight.
hitting the faa hard. already triggering long lines at airports nationwide. >>> and an a-list arrest. it's the latest celebrity mug shot. hollywood's darling, reese witherspoon, issuing an apology overnight.
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faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the crunch forced it to furlough its air traffic controllers one day every other week. it saves the agency nearly $640 million, but the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and the early numbers show delays at baltimore washington anew york's laguardia, spiking fourfold over last monday. part of that could be weather related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c., all seem to be delayed from miami. but but flight tracker here on faa webs
faa furloughs went into effect leaving fewer air traffic controllers on the job and we have more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: the delays piled up in charlotte. waits up to 75 minutes at baltimore washington and at all three new york airports. >> when you have cuts like this, it's not good. it's one of the very few jobs, i think, that should not have one. >> reporter: the faa didn't mince words, blaming most of the backlog on federal budget cuts. the agency said, the...
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that led to delays for nent minutes of arriving flights, that's about 10% of the faa's air traffic controlling work force were required to take an unpaid day off on monday. additional furloughs of tsa workers also lead to peak hour backups at security checkpoints. >>> sticking with airport security the tsa is postponing a rule change that would allow passengers to carry small knives on planes. the change is facing strong opposition from flight attendant and the air marshalls. the policy is being delayed so passengers, advocates and law enforcement experts can weigh in. the tsa plan to allow knives with small blades on planes starting this thursday. it would have been the first time they would have been back on passenger planes since september 11th, 2001. >>> new york city at it again. it may become the biggest city in america to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21. the city already opposes the highest cigarette taxes in the country. it also bans smoking in bars, parks and beaches while launching graphic advertising campaigns about the hazards of smoking. smokers of retailers say th
that led to delays for nent minutes of arriving flights, that's about 10% of the faa's air traffic controlling work force were required to take an unpaid day off on monday. additional furloughs of tsa workers also lead to peak hour backups at security checkpoints. >>> sticking with airport security the tsa is postponing a rule change that would allow passengers to carry small knives on planes. the change is facing strong opposition from flight attendant and the air marshalls. the...
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about 5,000 planes in the air at a given time and fewer eyes in the tower, the faa is slowing air traffic for safety. planes could both be prevented from landing and taking off. those inevitable delays could cost travelers more than just their time. >> airlines may have to cut flights. that will drive up ticket prices. demand will be high. >> reporter: the only antidote? said senator chuck schumer. >> we need democrats and republicans to meet in the middle and end the sequestration that causes the problems. >> reporter: analysts said there's not much to protect yourself. but try to carry one of these. check your flight status often. >> thank you, matt. >>> meanwhile, extreme flooding ree deaths.est is blamed for the wate hh the sippi, more thn barges broke loose from their moorings near st. louis. the coast guard had to close the river near vicksburg. sam will have the forecast in a moment. >>> the investigators in the town of west, texas, are getting back to work today, trying to figure out what caused the fire before the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. 12 of the 14 people kille
about 5,000 planes in the air at a given time and fewer eyes in the tower, the faa is slowing air traffic for safety. planes could both be prevented from landing and taking off. those inevitable delays could cost travelers more than just their time. >> airlines may have to cut flights. that will drive up ticket prices. demand will be high. >> reporter: the only antidote? said senator chuck schumer. >> we need democrats and republicans to meet in the middle and end the...
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. >> reporter: the faa is blaming the delays on across-the-board budget cuts which, it says, forced it on to furlough 15,000 air traffic controllers and other workers and were spacing out flights in the name of safety. several hundred flights delayed, less than the agency's prediction of 6,700 daily flight delays. but transportation secretary ray lahood warns abc, we might see an airplane apocalypse yet. >> we did not take into account weather activities. these delays could get extended beyond the 60 to 90 minutes. >> reporter: late monday, i decided to investigate the delays myself. taking a round-trip from miami -- not bad. taking off about 25 minutes late. to orlando -- it looks like we're about to take off about 50 minutes late. not too bad given the circumstances. and back. now, a lot of folks back in there gripe that probably the airports that the politicians and congressmen use, washington national, probably didn't have too many delays. it did. delays up to two hours. airline analysts say if this persists through the summer, we could see ticket prices start to rise. robin? >> we
. >> reporter: the faa is blaming the delays on across-the-board budget cuts which, it says, forced it on to furlough 15,000 air traffic controllers and other workers and were spacing out flights in the name of safety. several hundred flights delayed, less than the agency's prediction of 6,700 daily flight delays. but transportation secretary ray lahood warns abc, we might see an airplane apocalypse yet. >> we did not take into account weather activities. these delays could get...
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take a look at the faa budget. if the sqest goes through and stays in place the faa will have more money to spend in 2013 than what the president asked for in his budget submission. >> hold on. hold on. stop. because sometimes there are things that are said that need to be repeated. >> okay. >> i want you -- >> really? >> let's have three seconds of silence. then i want you to repeat that again. 1-2-3, go. >> yeah. if the sequester goes into effect and stays into effect and the savings are achieved, the faa, for this year, will have more money to spend than what the president asked for in his budget submission. i think that tells you all you need to know. >> pat, how many times have you and i heard people in the media and on both sides, depending on what committee they are on, screaming about massive spending cuts and how locust we are going to descend from the skies and eat flesh off of our bones? and we find out later that they have more money this year to spend than they had last year? >> but this is why they ar
take a look at the faa budget. if the sqest goes through and stays in place the faa will have more money to spend in 2013 than what the president asked for in his budget submission. >> hold on. hold on. stop. because sometimes there are things that are said that need to be repeated. >> okay. >> i want you -- >> really? >> let's have three seconds of silence. then i want you to repeat that again. 1-2-3, go. >> yeah. if the sequester goes into effect and stays...
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furloughs by the faa are the result of automatic, federal spending cuts imposed by the sequester. the fight over blame for it now in the senate. last night it was on the floor. democrat harry reid proposed to suspend the sequester and it was met with sharp opposition. >> we have created a situation where we are going to discomfort and inconvenience hundreds of thousands of american people on a political point because we can't cut any spending in washington. >> several senators are urging the obama administration to put off to furlough to give all sides to find other ways to handle the spending cus. >>> police in beverly hills looking for a driver behind a violent cage of road rage all captured on camera. the driver in a white bmw chased a man on the bicycle into an alley. rammed into him, and pinned him to a metal garbage bin. peels out in reverse with the cyclist still hanging on to the car. then speeds away. there it is again. ouch. police say the driver is going to face serious charges if and when he is caught. >> there was a small dispute, verbal argument initially. and then t
furloughs by the faa are the result of automatic, federal spending cuts imposed by the sequester. the fight over blame for it now in the senate. last night it was on the floor. democrat harry reid proposed to suspend the sequester and it was met with sharp opposition. >> we have created a situation where we are going to discomfort and inconvenience hundreds of thousands of american people on a political point because we can't cut any spending in washington. >> several senators are...